Posted on 07/23/2007 6:04:09 AM PDT by pissant
In the last six months or so, when my Democrat friends have engaged me in discussions about Hillary Clinton, at some point I usually ask them a simple question to gage their support, knowledge, and level of commitment to their candidate. The question is, “What has Senator Clinton accomplished in her life, in her career to qualify her to be President of the United States?”. And of course they know who I support and they generally know his amazing credentials and experience, so when I press them for answers to, “What has she actually done that sets her apart?”, I almost always get a totally blank stare, with no reply.
So I got to thinking about Fred Thompson. Many people are discussing Fred Thompson’s imminent entry into the Republican race for the nomination. More importantly, there are those who back him in that race. It is they to whom this blog post is directed; it is not directed to those visitors who are committed to Mitt Romney. I am only looking to the true Fred Thompson supporters for comments to be left on this post.
There are a number of questions that come to mind for any FT supporter to answer, such as:
– Why is Senator Thompson the superior candidate to be the Republican nominee in 2008? Specifics. – What specific leadership qualities make him superior to Mitt Romney? – What specific leadership experience qualifies Senator Thompson as superior to Mitt Romney? – We know the dozens of huge successes in Mitt’s career. What specific successes in Senator Thompson’s life or career are superior to those of Mitt Romney?
Please feel free to leave any comments you wish as long as they are specific. Your comments can be both objective (measurable) or subjective (qualitative).
To assist you in crafting your answers, here are some examples. An example of an objective answer to the above questions regarding Mitt Romney for instance is that “he has been an executive; a leader of large entities most of his career.” Another example of an objective answer is, “Thompson is an actor; Romney is not.” An example of a subjective answer, again referring to Mitt Romney, would be that “he is a better communicator than Senator Thompson”.
Poor or non-answers are things like, “Well, I just like him better!”. Though obviously subjective, that answer has no meaning except that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
This is a perfect opportunity and forum for all FT supporters to show the rest of us why their candidate is the best. Here is a forum in which many who visit this site either support Mitt Romney for President, or the visitors here are considering Mitt Romney’s strengths and attributes in relation to the possibility he might be the be the best candidate. So here is a perfect place for all supporters of Senator Thompson to come on over and give us all the specific reasons FT is more qualified than Governor Romney to be the chief executive of the largest entity in the world and in world history.
All I ask is that in your comments, you be very specific and provide facts where possible. You have obviously chosen to back, support, and promote Senator Thompson for President. You obviously believe Fred Thompson is superior to Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and Mitt Romney and should be our (Republicans’) choice to run against the Democrat challenger. As you present your arguments, answers, and comments, please qualify them by answering the “why” question.
Your comments should be completely positive. What do I mean here? Your answers are about Senator Thompson and his superiority; this is not a forum to tear down and to be negative. If you would rather tear down or criticize any other candidates, including Mitt Romney, please go to another site. If you choose to leave comments of a negative nature, we may delete them. Please leave all the positive comments you wish in favor of Fred Thompson, but again, please be very specific and be clear as to how they are in fact superior by comparison and contrast. This is very simple.
Fred Thompson supporters: This is your opportunity to show us all why Fred Thompson the man, the leader, is superior to Mitt Romney.
~ Vic
Go to his website and let him have it. Oh, and post em here too.
Good luck.
Here’s your chance to shine. Mitt has tossed down the gauntlet.
An exercise in futility. Your asking Fred Thompson supporters to justify their support on the theory if they can’t point to some subjective reason they should not be supporting him. Lets come from the other direction Mitt Romney has pretty much the same qualifications as Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. What should we make of that? Nothing of course. Fred Thompson strikes me as a leader and brings conservative credentials that are more solid than the other candidates. I have nothing negative to say about Mitt Romney and would vote for him if he is nominated but he’s been on the campaign trail from the get go and is still a distant third.
SO your answer is he’s running a smart campaign strategy?
Conservative credentials as in voting record? Anything stand out in terms of accomplishments?
He’s a former congressman and Senator and has shown that he is not interested in being a career politician. He’s has shown the ability to run successful campaigns. More than that he has an ability to garner support for his objectives. Fred Thompson is a natural leader in the mold of Ronald Reagan, don’t get me wrong he’s no Ronald Reagan at this point but at this stage we did not know Ronald Reagan was a Ronald Reagan. I believe Fred Thompson has the potential to be Reaganesuqe I simply do not believe Mitt Romney does.
he is the most conservative candidate who is ELECTABLE. but you knew that : )
Fair enough.
If Duncan had a TV hit series, he could have waited too.
I may have known you’d say that, but I don’t buy it. LOL
of course you don’t. but you will, eventually.
Yeah, Mittant and pissant say jump and everyone should just say ‘How high?’
Not interested. I don’t give a toss how Mitt or his minions think we are supposed to justify our support for another candidate. The fact that they’re even asking indicates a desperation that would be laughable if it weren’t so pathetic.
Mitt better be careful throwing those gauntlets. He might mess up his pretty hair.
Having a hit TV series is a plus. It’s all about name recognition. Electability is perhaps is the the most important characteristic of all.
I don’t think so. But it sure has been fun flipping fredheads to duncanistas. :o)
Conservative credentials as in voting record? Anything stand out in terms of accomplishments?Yes. He has none.
Or his Bain De Soleil tan?
he has no chance, if he did, i would be right there with ya.
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